The Week in Review

Here's the last week for you:

• Picture of the Days for 1/11/15, 1/12/15, 1/13/15, 1/14/15, 1/15/15, 1/16/15, and 1/17/15.
• The Sixers at 11 weeks were playing good.
• Songs of the Day- The Rolling Stones remixed by the Neptunes on 1/11, Jay Z on 1/12, Pearl Jam on 1/13, Aerosmith on 1/14, Naughty by Nature on 1/15, Rancid on 1/16, and Fuel on 1/17.
• The hypocritical, misogynist, imbecile, Senator Ron Johnson.
• The most entitled generation- not millennials. 
• Intolerance and the ignorant conservative.
• Daughters and women aren't your property.
• Petraeus causes bureaucratic fight.
• George Clooney.
• The NFL's Final Four.
• The Catholic school teams are nearly unbeatable.
• Not quite #JeSuisCharlie.
• Christie has been a corrupt hypocrite for a while.
• The Bill Maher panel's take.
• Lamont McClure. While he is leaving county council, his seat is winnable.
• Rick Scott actually wants to be President.
• Paul Ryan isn't running for President because he's running for Speaker.
• Why Romney matters.
• The California Senate race fires up.
• Chris Christie landed a major financial backer for 2016.
• Ted Cruz will oversee NASA.
• The Democratic coalition.
• Time for Kane to go?
• The latest depiction of Valerie Jarrett.
• Don't read too far into early polling.
• Rand Paul is nothing but a media obsession. Of course, insulting the disabled won't help.
• Tom Wolf will not have it easy.
• Nobody fears Christie anymore. Not even Jersey Republicans.
• Foles, Mariota, Oregon, and Kelly.
• Phillies odds and ends. No, you can't keep Howard.
• Yes, political correctness.
• Welcome to the party you voted for in 2014, America.
• Wow.
• For real Virginia?
• RNC Committeeman thinks "blacks are different."
• MLK Jr.'s birthday.
• Here comes the Clinton smears....
• America's worst Governor, Bobby Jindal.
• The worst terrorists in the world, Boko Haram.
• All hell breaks loose in the NYPD.
• The GOP doesn't care about voting rights.
• The Oscar nominees aren't the real problem with Hollywood.
• An inspiring ex-Nittany Lion keeps on moving up.
• Will Democrats need a new leader in the Senate?
• Europe is about to explode.
• The GOP's best and brightest.
• Chuck Todd is a zero.
• Ben Carson loves ISIS. It's not his fault though, he says.
• Christie attempts to screw his successor.
• Repealing the Medical Devices Tax is a stupid idea.

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The Weekly Wrap Up

It was a big week, here's my favorites from the week that was:

• Picture of the Day- 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 1/9, and 1/10.
• Song of the Day- 1/4 John Lennon, 1/5 Nas, 1/6 Stevie Wonder, 1/7 Smashing Pumpkins, 1/8 ODB, 1/9 The Rolling Stones, and 1/10 Meek Mill.
• Ten weeks into the season, the Sixers were rotten. Things went on this week though. They should release Kirilenko, too.
• Should Chip Kelly have absolute power over the Eagles?
• The GOP clown show got under way.
• I give some more love towards Pope Francis.
• My personal feelings on atheism, science, and faith.
• Commissioner Bratton stands up for the NYPD's good guys.
• Congress should take their time, get it right, and end "teaching to the test" in re-writing No Child Left Behind.
• An overview of Northampton County's elections. Some local candidates are announcing their plans.
• My NFL Playoff round-up.
• Thought of the week- Damn, young folks got it hard.
• After signing Harang, what the Phillies do next.
• Democrats should have voted for Louie Gohmert to be Speaker, and given people what they voted for (crazy).
• I questioned Chris Christie's ethics in going to Dallas on other people's tabs. Apparently the Feds had some questions about Christie's ethics too.
• Meet the 114th Congress. They killed off the CBO already. Even so, congratulations to my friends on the Hill.
• This would have been my Hall-of-Fame Ballot. Congratulations to former Phillies pitcher Pedro Martinez on his elections.
• Some Republicans that Democrats can target in 2016.
• There's no sense destroying the planet for Keystone XL. Congressman Connolly nails it.
• Democracy.
• My initial thoughts on the Paris shootings.
• Republican priorities are on display in Pennsylvania and New Hampshire.
• Go for it Mitt.
• The terrible new Senate Majority.
• I guess he's not a "public" servant?
• I have zero sympathy for Speaker Boehner.
• Kennedy from MTV in the 90s misused the words "slut shaming" on Fox News.
• Being successful hasn't helped the President.
• Boehner's House tells the disabled to go to hell. All this to kill Social Security.
• The holiday season came to an end this week for my family.
• The Eagle Nebula.
• Kathleen Kane's time as AG in PA is coming to it's ending.
• It's sad to see the legendary Senator Boxer go, but it does open some doors.
• Erick Erickson is an idiot.

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The Week in Review

Happy 2015! Here's the stories on this site that I liked from last week:

• At the nine week mark, the Sixers seemed pretty up and down.
• Disappointment in the present, hope for the future of the Eagles.
• I gave my outlook for the NFL Playoffs.
• Incompetent or Klansman, Scalise should just put the hood back on.
• The mayor vs. cops feud in NYC doesn't have many happy ending scenarios.
• Christie is leaving his successor a mess.
• Shooting the messenger matters.
• The year end state of my sports teams.
• So long, old friends.
• The full review of 2014.
• My resolutions.
• Welcome to the greatest year in world and American history.
• The politics of Rich Wilkins.
• Some 2015 predictions.
• An updated look at the Phillies.
• 1/1 Picture and Song of the Day, 1/2 Picture and Song of the Day, 1/3 Picture and Song of the Day.
• Kudos to the Dish Network.

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The Weekly Wrap Up

Here we go:

• Rest easy, officers.
• The fallout of the NYC Police Shooting.
• Thank you, Jimmy.
• And just like that, the Eagles are done.
• The NFL Playoff picture.
• Through eight weeks, the Sixers have some positives.
• The accomplished and unloved President.
• NASA goes big this year.
• Will Comedy Central's "News Show" format survive?
• Race, gender, and lefty politics in the Democratic Party.
• The freshmen Republican Senators stage an illogical war on the poor.
• No, the protestors don't wear the NYPD Cops blood. They are being set-up as fall guys.
• Yes, actually Jeb could win.
• The Phillies roster and top prospects.
• The year in review- January, sports, and February.
• Things I predicted would be big this year.

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The Weekly Wrap-Up

Big week of writing. Here's my wrap-up:

• Why does Dick Cheney still get interviewed? For real, he's a has-been who never-was right.
• Why I don't go to PA Society.
• Congresswoman Lummis' personal tragedy aside, don't confuse "Obamacare" and insurance company failures as the same.
• Things I said about Senator Obama in 2007, and the reality about President Obama in 2014.
• Chris Christie is the worst human being in the world.
• A disgusting loss for the Eagles, last week edition.
• The NFL Playoff picture through week 15.
• Through seven weeks, the Sixers are really bad.
• Congratulations Kobe Bryant.
• My current Presidential preference list.
• My work on Bonnie Watson Coleman's Congressional campaign offered a glimpse into where political campaigns are going.
• A look at Pennsylvania's political landscape.
• Nerlens Noel, FTW!
• Time to change the municipal and county code in Pennsylvania?
• Grand Juries are useless.
• There's no good reason to Draft Warren right now.
• Congratulations Green Day.
• Do Republicans believe in Reagan or Cheney on torture?
• Jeb Bush officially is thinking about wanting to be President. I can see why.
• Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams takes it to Kathleen Kane.
• Happy Hanukkah.
• The Bush and Clinton families are not the same.
• President Obama protects Bristol Bay.
• What Republicans used to think of Putin.
• Senate Freshman Republicans vow to starve the poor.
• This year's family Christmas tree.
• Two years after Newtown, is there hope?
• I asked if we've seen the end of the President's long-term achievements, then he did something major. Go figure.
• Tom Coburn, the immoral face of fiscal conservative failure.
• Meet the Congressman from Citigroup, Kevin Yoder, R-Kansas.
• Elizabeth Warren doesn't get all the details right, sometimes.
• I'm proud of Australia for the #IllRideWithYou campaign after the "Sydney Siege."
• So President Obama is normalizing relations with Cuba. Here's the details. The critics of this policy are just wrong.
• My 1,500th Post.
• Tom Wolf's mixed position on fracking is an upgrade.
• Elizabeth Warren zeroes in on the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
• While Northampton County Republicans would love to see Democrats primary Controller Steve Barron, Democrats should not.
• Charlie Dent vows to vote for the failed Cuban embargo. What's the definition of insanity again?
• Sony caving-in to North Korea is just capitalism.
• Christmas at the White House.
• Some ideas for the Tampa Bay Rays after St. Petersburg denied them a new ballpark.
• The end of the Colbert Report means the rise of Stephen Colbert as a cultural icon.
• Ex-Bosses in the Colbert sign-off.

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The Week In Review

Here's the best of the week that was:

• My snap opinion of the NCAA Football Playoff decisions. My reactions and predictions. The full bowl picture.
• I really liked my first visit to the PPL Center in Allentown.
• A civics lesson for Seth Vaughn and the Northampton County GOP.
• Ben Carson thinks he's in Nazi Germany. What an imbecile.
• The other side of the policing issue. It's a tough job.
• The perspective you start from matters to your views on issues.
• A day that will live in infamy.
• For the Eagles, when does reality set in, or does it not matter?
• Week six might have been the best we get from the Sixers this season.
• My full Winter Meetings outlook. I, uh, didn't predict a Rollins trade....
• President Obama really gets a bad wrap.
• North Dakota has a good idea.
• No, Chris Christie and his team are not clear of Bridgegate.
• Mayor de Blasio clowns Giuliani on race relations.
• The Tories whining about BBC is a good sign they're going to lose in May.
• Congressman Rush Holt's farewell address.
• Thank You Jimmy Rollins.
• What's next for the Phillies.
• Elizabeth Warren is being petty, and I disagree with Warren on the Weiss nomination.
• Once again, John Boehner sucks at his job.
• Congressional Democrats and the White House who backed the spending bill were dumb.

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The Week in Review

Short week with being sick. Here we go:

• Updating our race views.
• Damn socialist snow plows.
• The Sixers ultimately did not end up record-settingly bad.
• Ben Carson, insane teabilly.
• Crazy Rand Paul eats his own party over Benghazi.
• Why my politics aren't "white."
• Factory farming threatens good olive oil in Italy.
• Elizabeth Lauten's immature Obama-hating cost her.
• More stupid from Ben Carson.
• I try to find the words on the Eric Garner situation.
• I've been sick. Sorry guys, more to come next week.

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The Week in Review

And now, the week that was:

• An ode to the Bronx.
• My experience and Lafayette-Lehigh #150.
• The joke that is the Sixers, four weeks old.
• Florida State belongs in the college football playoff.
• Pre-Hanley and Panda, Boston and Philly had no common ground for Cole.
• I want whatever Ben Carson is smoking.
• Lindsey Graham, partisan hack.
• President Obama and 2016.
• My feelings on an Elizabeth Warren run in 2016.
• Rand Paul is a crazy.
• Rare agreement with Charlie Dent.
• Chris Christie loves wasting your money on his ambitions.
• Dear Ferguson part one. Dear Ferguson part two.
• My thoughts on Chuck Hagel's exit.
• The Democratic Convention finalists are named. Go Philadelphia!
• Terry McAuliffe is a boss.
• The price of Cole Hamels.
• Lay off of the President for his speech on Ferguson, he was right.
• My essential listening list.
• A Democratic program for our justice system.
• Ted Cruz gets ridiculous.
• Chuck Schumer's criticism was a little too close to home for White House veterans.

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The Week in Review

Here's this week:

• The Sixers are a hopeless mess. How bad will it be?
• Don't blame the Sanchize, The Eagles are just not contenders.
• Yes, contrary to talking points on Fox, government works.
• Do not trade Cole Hamels to Boston. A realistic off-season outlook.
• Yes, the bank bailouts did work.
• What scares the GOP about immigration executive actions.
• Our clueless pundits, rewarding obstruction.
• Viva il papa! Welcome to America!
• Check out the new Foo Fighters song.
• More evidence the Affordable Care Act works- Medicaid Expansion edition.
• How does Frank Fina do it?
• Stupid talk from Politico on Leader Pelosi.
• Hillary Clinton's electoral map for 2016.
• The GOP's 2016 electoral map.
• About white working-class voters.
• Bi-partisanship is awesome to DC pundits, but only them.
• Keystone XL and Senator Landrieu.
• Yes, the Holderness family sucks, but it represents something more.
• Daesh (ISIS) isn't going to become an oil power.
• Spot on, Senator Warren.
• I support the President's speech and action.
• Why the President is right to act.
• Yes, a Republican said the executive action will lead to "ethnic cleansing."
• Tom Coburn talking about anarchy and violence.
• Cicero deserved better than Ted Cruz.
• President Bush on immigration reform.
• Holy shit level conservative crazy.
• Senator Menendez on immigration reform.
• Our deadbeat Speaker should #PassABill. 
• The Republican position on immigration.

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Here's my faves from the week:

• What Team Obama got wrong in 2014.
• The rest of the party got wrong some stuff wrong too, like running away from the President.
• Democrats can learn from the GOP too.
• Hillary's position is just fine. Her listening tour is smart, too.
• The Sixers suck really bad. Some over-seas positives.
• Look long-term at the Phillies. Some other thoughts. The long-term ain't so bad.
• I like movies mucho.
• Northampton County needs a do-over on the Executive race.
• The PA Supreme Court is what matters in 2015.
• The Berlin Wall.
• The PA House Dems needed new leadership, but they didn't get it.
• Democrats in the PA Senate go status quo too, while the GOP doesn't.
• The Pope should fire Cardinal Burke.
• Net-neutrality rules are needed.
• My NFL power-rankings for last week.
• Are the Eagles contenders?
• Ideology matters less than partisanship now.
• LOLehigh GOP.
• I hope U.S. Senate Republicans are this stupid.
• History made on a comet.
• Why the U.S.-China deal matters.
• Carla Katz killing the GOP talking points on minimum wage.
• The worst new Senate Chairman?
• We're not always exceptional.
• State media in China is hilarious.
• Gerrymandering and PA-8.
• Hey Gruber: STFU you imbecile.
• RIP Marge Roukema.
• Corman sees through the NCAA's window-dressing.
• Leader Warren?
• Status quo with Iran?
• There is nothing for Mitch McConnell to fix.
• Separate and unequal health care, from the Roberts Court.
• I still love Moravian.
• How to run an election.

I wrote too much this week.

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The Week in Review

The best of election week:

• My last Senate predictions. I got seven of the eight GOP pick-ups right.
• I made a case for the Democrats, one they didn't make.
• There are no moderate Republicans.
• My ballot.
• Republicans and women.
• One week in, the Sixers stink.
• Go vote.
• Thank you for the best year of my professional life.
• The midterm elections tell us nothing about the 2016 elections.
• One-Term Tommy Corbett is now America's worst EX-Governor.
• Otherwise, Pennsylvania sucked on election night.
• Mid-terms for stupid people.
• Running away from a President, or your party's principles, never works.
• Don't work with Mitch.
• Rand Paul is a moron.

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